The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-20
IMPORTANT ARRESTS
Zee Green Brothers, Of giss COuuty, Arrested
at Fort Worth, Texas.
u Charged with the Murder of Low
Mabbitt and the Other With
an Old Crime.

Special to the Sentinel.
LoeANsPoRT, July 15.-A telegram re.
ceived in this city this morning oy Sheriff
James Stanley from his son, ]. B. STAN
ley, of Fl, Worth, Texas, brought the in
telligence that he had in his custody VIVA.
A. Green and his brother Amos @. Green.
When this statement was made much in
terest was manifested by the entire popu-
lace. The fact that the Greens were captur-
ed was not only surprise to our people, bat
a qualification. The bloodlest crimes that
even darkened the fair name of Csss county
was perpetrated by these men. On the
18th of July, 1881, Millians A. Green
deliberately shot down and instantly MUIR
dered Enos Brumbaugh, highly respected
and peaceable citizen of Young America,
this county. The bloody tragedy was
committed at picnic, in the presence of
hundreds of citizens. The miserable assas-
sin at once fed, unpursued and
for within two days of six long years has
evaded the officers of the law, notwith-
standing the most diligent efforts upon the
part of our citizens has been made. Large
rewards have been offered and the most
skillful detectives the country affords have
been employed to run down this high.
handed murderer, but all to
no purpose. In the meantime,
a core or more have been arrested in diff
picioD, but when an officer was dispatched
to identify, the word would come, "they
have the wrong man." so after the expen-
diture OF a large sum of money in the fu-
tile attempt to capture the miserable as
sasin, the search was abandoned
until the 6.h day of August, 1886. Amos
c. Green, brother to the murderer, alb
Quoted and murdered Miss Luella Mabit,
daughter OF Peter Mabit, a resident of
hoa 20
some two or three years been an intimate
friend Of the Mabit girl and on the evening
of August he, in company with Villa Il
Walker, who had also been keeping CON-
pany with one of the Mablt girls, called
at the house at about the hour Of 8
O'Clock. The girls bad both retired, but
upon being apprised who was there, arose
and came down to the parlor. The night
was lovely, and Green and Luella left the
house together for stroll. In short
time Walker and his sister started out FOR
a walk also.
About IL o'clock Walker returned 10 tho
house with the sister of Luella and waited
until after The hour of retiring for the re-
turn Of Green and the other Mablt girl,
they having failed to return. The alarm
was given and by the hour of day hundreds
Of anxious citizens were in search of the
missing couple. Soon the word passed along
the line that she had been murdered by
Green, and the most intense excitement
prevailed, and the whole count nv searched
tor more than a week for traces of the
missing girl. The excitement bscams so
intense that Walker was placed under
arrest. and il was with great difficulty
that the officers prevented a
mob from taking him from the
Jail and lynching him. The
excitement was so great that Mrs Green,
the mother Of Amos, was taken from her
home and threa tened with lynehing il she
did not disclose the whereabouts of her
sons. Twice was she swung from the
around, but each time declared she knew
nothing of their whereabouts, so
the angry mob released her. Some
three months after her disappearance her
body was found in the Wabash River, two
miles south of Lafayette, and while it was
badly decomposed, yet relatives of the IN.
fortunate girl had no difficulty in identity
ing it as the body of the Mabbit girl. After
this horrible occurrence all of the horrible
details of the murder OF Brumbaugh by
William Green were again recalled, and the
demands by the populace for the appre-
hension of these men was simply de-
mand from the whole people that no
means be spared in bringing these desper-
ate men to justice. The praise for the cap
ture of these men is due TO the unceasing
and tireless efforts of our efficient sheriff,
James Stanley, and his son Buck They
are expected here tomorrow morning at
10:45 over the Wabash. Much excitement
will unquestionably attend their return.